Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Androidâ„¢ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961)

Index History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961)

The history of Aston Villa Football Club between 1874 and 1961 covers their time from the club's foundation, through the first two major periods of success (the late 1880s, and the early 1900s) and the club's League Cup success. [1]

76 relations: Alex Massie, Archie Hunter, Arsenal F.C., Aston Villa F.C., Baseball, Birmingham Senior Cup, Busby Babes, Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Danny Blanchflower, Doug Ellis, Dunkirk evacuation, EFL Cup, English Football League, Eric Houghton, FA Cup, FA Cup Final, Football League Second Division, Frederick Rinder, George Ramsay, Golden jubilee, History of Sunderland A.F.C., Huddersfield Town A.F.C., Jimmy Gibson (footballer, born 1901), Jimmy Hogan, Joe Mercer, John Wesley, Manchester United F.C., Middlesbrough F.C., Newcastle United F.C., Peter McParland, Pound sterling, Preston North End F.C., Professional sports, Rugby football, Sheffield Wednesday F.C., Shilling, Stamford Bridge (stadium), Ted Drake, The Oval, The Times, Tom Waring, Tommy Ball, Tommy Green (footballer, born 1863), Tranmere Rovers F.C., Trevor Ford, Villa Park, Wellington Road (Perry Barr), Wembley Stadium (1923), West Bromwich Albion F.C., William McGregor (football), ..., Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., World War I, World War II, 1874 in association football, 1887 in association football, 1888 in association football, 1896–97 in English football, 1900–01 in English football, 1902–03 in English football, 1904–05 in English football, 1909–10 in English football, 1910–11 in English football, 1912–13 in English football, 1919–20 in English football, 1920 FA Cup Final, 1923–24 in English football, 1930–31 in English football, 1933–34 in English football, 1935–36 in English football, 1937–38 in English football, 1950–51 in English football, 1951–52 in English football, 1952–53 in English football, 1957 FA Cup Final, 1958–59 in English football, 1960–61 in English football. Expand index (26 more) »

Alex Massie

Alexander C Massie (13 March 1906 – 1977) was a Scottish footballer of the 1920s and 1930s, who played mainly as a right-half.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Alex Massie · See more »

Archie Hunter

Archibald "Archie" Hunter (23 September 1859 in Joppa, nr. Ayr, Scotland – 29 November 1894 in Aston, Birmingham, England), was the first captain of Aston Villa to lift the FA Cup, in 1887.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Archie Hunter · See more »

Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal Football Club is a professional football club based in Islington, London, England, that plays in the Premier League, the top flight of English football.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Arsenal F.C. · See more »

Aston Villa F.C.

Aston Villa Football Club (nicknamed Villa, The Villa, The Villans and The Lions) is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Aston Villa F.C. · See more »

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams who take turns batting and fielding.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Baseball · See more »

Birmingham Senior Cup

The Birmingham Senior Cup is a football competition for Birmingham County FA club teams, organised by the Birmingham County Football Association.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Birmingham Senior Cup · See more »

Busby Babes

The "Busby Babes" is the name given to the group of footballers, recruited and trained by Manchester United F.C. chief scout Joe Armstrong and assistant manager Jimmy Murphy, who progressed from the club's youth team into the first team under the management of the eponymous Matt Busby from the late 1940s and throughout the 1950s.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Busby Babes · See more »

Crystal Palace National Sports Centre

The National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace in south London, England is a large sports centre and athletics stadium.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Crystal Palace National Sports Centre · See more »

Danny Blanchflower

Robert Dennis "Danny" Blanchflower (10 February 1926 – 9 December 1993) was a former Northern Ireland international footballer and football manager, and journalist who captained Tottenham Hotspur during its double-winning season of 1960–61.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Danny Blanchflower · See more »

Doug Ellis

Sir Herbert Douglas "Doug" Ellis, OBE (born 3 January 1924), is an entrepreneur, best known as the former chairman of Aston Villa Football Club.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Doug Ellis · See more »

Dunkirk evacuation

The Dunkirk evacuation, code-named Operation Dynamo, and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers during World War II from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, in the north of France, between 26 May and 4 June 1940.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Dunkirk evacuation · See more »

EFL Cup

The EFL Cup (referred to historically, and colloquially, as simply the League Cup), currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and EFL Cup · See more »

English Football League

The English Football League (EFL) is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and English Football League · See more »

Eric Houghton

William Eric Houghton (29 June 1910 – 1 May 1996) was an English footballer and manager.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Eric Houghton · See more »

FA Cup

The FA Cup, known officially as The Football Association Challenge Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and FA Cup · See more »

FA Cup Final

The FA Cup Final, commonly referred to in England as just the Cup Final, is the last match in the Football Association Challenge Cup.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and FA Cup Final · See more »

Football League Second Division

The Football League Second Division was the second level division in the English football league system between 1892 and 1992.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Football League Second Division · See more »

Frederick Rinder

Frederick William Rinder (July 1858, Liverpool – 25 December 1938, Harborne, Birmingham) was a committee member and later chairman of Aston Villa during the club's 'Golden Age'.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Frederick Rinder · See more »

George Ramsay

George Burrell Ramsay (1 March 1855 in Glasgow, Scotland – 7 October 1935 in Llandrindod Wells) was secretary and manager of Aston Villa Football Club in the most successful period of their history.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and George Ramsay · See more »

Golden jubilee

A golden jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 50th anniversary.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Golden jubilee · See more »

History of Sunderland A.F.C.

Sunderland Association Football Club are an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and History of Sunderland A.F.C. · See more »

Huddersfield Town A.F.C.

Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Huddersfield Town A.F.C. · See more »

Jimmy Gibson (footballer, born 1901)

James Davidson Gibson (12 June 1901 – 1 January 1978) was a Scottish footballer who played for Kirkintilloch Rob Roy, Ashfield, Partick Thistle and Aston Villa.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Jimmy Gibson (footballer, born 1901) · See more »

Jimmy Hogan

James Hogan (16 October 1882 – 30 January 1974) was an English football player and coach of Irish descent.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Jimmy Hogan · See more »

Joe Mercer

Joseph Mercer OBE (9 August 1914 – 9 August 1990) was an English football player and manager.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Joe Mercer · See more »

John Wesley

John Wesley (2 March 1791) was an English cleric and theologian who, with his brother Charles and fellow cleric George Whitefield, founded Methodism.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and John Wesley · See more »

Manchester United F.C.

Manchester United Football Club is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Manchester United F.C. · See more »

Middlesbrough F.C.

Middlesbrough Football Club is a professional association football club based in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Middlesbrough F.C. · See more »

Newcastle United F.C.

Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Newcastle United F.C. · See more »

Peter McParland

Peter James McParland MBE (born 25 April 1934 in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland) is a former professional footballer.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Peter McParland · See more »

Pound sterling

The pound sterling (symbol: £; ISO code: GBP), commonly known as the pound and less commonly referred to as Sterling, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the British Antarctic Territory, and Tristan da Cunha.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Pound sterling · See more »

Preston North End F.C.

Preston North End Football Club (often shortened to PNE) is a professional football club in Preston, Lancashire, who play in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Preston North End F.C. · See more »

Professional sports

Professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, are sports in which athletes receive payment for their performance.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Professional sports · See more »

Rugby football

Rugby football refers to the team sports rugby league and rugby union.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Rugby football · See more »

Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Sheffield Wednesday F.C. · See more »

Shilling

The shilling is a unit of currency formerly used in Austria, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, United States, and other British Commonwealth countries.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Shilling · See more »

Stamford Bridge (stadium)

Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, South-West London.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Stamford Bridge (stadium) · See more »

Ted Drake

Edward Joseph Drake (16 August 1912 – 30 May 1995) was an English football player and manager.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Ted Drake · See more »

The Oval

The Oval, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Kia Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth, South London.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and The Oval · See more »

The Times

The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London, England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and The Times · See more »

Tom Waring

Thomas Waring (12 October 1906 – 20 December 1980) was an English professional association football player.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Tom Waring · See more »

Tommy Ball

Thomas Edgar Ball (11 February 1900 – 11 November 1923) was an English footballer who played at centre-half for Aston Villa.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Tommy Ball · See more »

Tommy Green (footballer, born 1863)

Thomas Walter Green (August 1863 – 2 October 1923) was an English footballer, known for scoring Aston Villa's first goal in the Football League.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Tommy Green (footballer, born 1863) · See more »

Tranmere Rovers F.C.

Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Tranmere Rovers F.C. · See more »

Trevor Ford

Trevor Ford (1 October 1923 – 29 May 2003) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Swansea Town, Aston Villa, Sunderland, Cardiff City, PSV, Newport County and Romford, as well as for the Wales national team.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Trevor Ford · See more »

Villa Park

Villa Park is a football stadium in Aston, Birmingham, England, with a seating capacity of 42,682.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Villa Park · See more »

Wellington Road (Perry Barr)

Wellington Road was a football ground in the Perry Barr area of Birmingham, England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Wellington Road (Perry Barr) · See more »

Wembley Stadium (1923)

The original Wembley Stadium (formerly known as the Empire Stadium) was a football stadium in Wembley Park, London, which stood on the same site now occupied by its successor, the new Wembley Stadium.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Wembley Stadium (1923) · See more »

West Bromwich Albion F.C.

West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or simply WBA, is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and West Bromwich Albion F.C. · See more »

William McGregor (football)

William McGregor (1846 – 1911) was a Scottish association football administrator in the Victorian era who is regarded as the founder of the Football League, the first organised association football league in the world.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and William McGregor (football) · See more »

Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, commonly referred to as Wolves, is an English professional football club based in the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. · See more »

World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and World War I · See more »

World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and World War II · See more »

1874 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 1874 throughout the world.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1874 in association football · See more »

1887 in association football

The following are the events of 1887 in association football.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1887 in association football · See more »

1888 in association football

The following are the association football events of the year 1888 throughout the world.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1888 in association football · See more »

1896–97 in English football

The 1896–97 season was the 26th season of competitive football in England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1896–97 in English football · See more »

1900–01 in English football

The 1900–01 season was the 30th season of competitive football in England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1900–01 in English football · See more »

1902–03 in English football

The 1902–03 season was the 32nd season of competitive football in England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1902–03 in English football · See more »

1904–05 in English football

The 1904–05 season was the 34th season of competitive football in England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1904–05 in English football · See more »

1909–10 in English football

The 1909–10 season was the 39th season of competitive football in England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1909–10 in English football · See more »

1910–11 in English football

The 1910–11 season was the 40th season of competitive football in England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1910–11 in English football · See more »

1912–13 in English football

The 1912–13 season was the 42nd season of competitive football in England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1912–13 in English football · See more »

1919–20 in English football

The 1919–1920 season was the 45th season of competitive football in England, and the first following the end of World War I.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1919–20 in English football · See more »

1920 FA Cup Final

The 1920 FA Cup Final, the first since the end of the First World War, was contested by Aston Villa and Huddersfield at Stamford Bridge.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1920 FA Cup Final · See more »

1923–24 in English football

The 1923–24 season was the 49th season of competitive football in England, with Huddersfield Town becoming League Champions for the first time, managing to beat Cardiff City in the closest finish in the competition's history, having the same number of points and winning the title by just 0.024 on goal average.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1923–24 in English football · See more »

1930–31 in English football

The 1930–31 season was the 56th season of competitive football in England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1930–31 in English football · See more »

1933–34 in English football

The 1933–34 season was the 59th season of competitive football in England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1933–34 in English football · See more »

1935–36 in English football

The 1935–36 season was the 61st season of competitive football in England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1935–36 in English football · See more »

1937–38 in English football

The 1937–38 season was the 63rd season of competitive football in England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1937–38 in English football · See more »

1950–51 in English football

The 1950–51 season was the 71st season of competitive football in England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1950–51 in English football · See more »

1951–52 in English football

The 1951–52 season was the 72nd season of competitive football in England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1951–52 in English football · See more »

1952–53 in English football

The 1952–53 season was the 73rd season of competitive football in England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1952–53 in English football · See more »

1957 FA Cup Final

The 1957 FA Cup Final was a football match played on 4 May 1957 at Wembley Stadium between Aston Villa and Manchester United.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1957 FA Cup Final · See more »

1958–59 in English football

The 1958–59 season was the 79th season of competitive football in England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1958–59 in English football · See more »

1960–61 in English football

The 1960–61 season was the 81st season of competitive football in England.

New!!: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961) and 1960–61 in English football · See more »

Redirects here:

History of Aston Villa F C (1874-1961), History of Aston Villa F. C. (1874-1961), History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874-1961), History of Aston Villa FC (1874-1961).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Aston_Villa_F.C._(1874–1961)

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »